The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-19

70 tne ltet. MARY AtH Spunb,6f began
a suit for divorce AZ d wss swsrdea
5000 alimony-then tho largest
amount ever obtained. Singer tried TO
compromise with her. She accepted
q round sum OF money and valuable
house. But, within a month after abe
was divorced, che had secretly ma; RED
John Il. Foster. She hurt herself by A
fall from q chair, and, believing her.
self to be dying, told one Of her daueb.
tiers Of the marriage. Her daughters
husband, a MIR. Proctor, was tn officer
Of the SINCE: company. Mr.. Singer
speedily learned lbJut the Wedding,
and caused his divorced wife to re-.
linqulsh all claims upon him and 10
vacsts the hoate, for which ne had
not yet given a deed TO h,r. She went
to live with Foster.
No. 8 next appeared. Sc was q
French woman, whom he lad met
abroad. June IS, 1866, seven weeks
after No. 2 bad renOunced her claims
upon him, he was married. in New
York to Isabelle Elgenie B)yos (,he
wife Of the Duke dc Camp .selce),
under the name of Isabelle +. Sam.
merville, and with her went TO Pars
tn live. He caused to be built Ia
Yonksrs q psiAtial homo in a great
park, and when 1t was fioieted re-
turned to New York, and iuyited
hundreds to The house warming The
public knew o. his complicated family
affairs, however, and bu. few won't o
the house. In 1873 he resolved ~ live
abroad. he bought nob.emsL's fine
estate In D dtown, Paighton, Devon.
shire. L gland, and began the con-
struction OF an enormous castle, TO be
called "the wigwsn," and 10 contain a
theater, riding hall, baoqueling ball
and all the conveniences his money
commanded. 1t W. q not q lished when,
in July, 1876, he died on frat estate.
These were the families be l # behiAd
him:
By Mrs. Cathsrine Haley Singer (the
mechanics wife):
William A. Singer,
Lillian O. Singer.
By Mary Ann sponsler (the actors
wife):
Isaac Augustus,
Voulettie Tnere!s,
John Albert,
Fanny L izAbeth,
Jasper Hamet,
Nary Olive,
Julia Ann,
Caroline Virginia.
TwSothers died.
BY Mrs Mathews (the wife under
an assumed name):
Florence A. Ms'hews,
Mary A. Matt ews,
Charles A. Mathews.
Two others died.
By Mrs. Merritt (,he wife under his
middle name):
Miss Alice Merritt, siteIwAId Mira.
Lagrove.
By Mrs. Isabella Eugenie Singer Che
third 'eysl wiie):
Adam Mortimer,
Winaretis Eugene,
Wssbineioi Merritt Grant,
Paris E1gene,
Isabella Blanche,
Ffsnklln Morse.
BY marrying the Duke the last Mrs
Singer Loot her lie interest In the
English estate, which was then valued
at $5,000,0O0. SIC bad TO < We up the
castle and park at PAighton. she had
about 5000 shares ot singer u ,ck, how.
ever, which was worth about 81 800.
coo. All her children, except the
eldes', lived In Paris with her. He
left her and lived In E,glsnd In
princely siylo. The Others had tier
own horses and carriase I, and tuiore
and servants. They were worth ST..
500 900 each.
Mr.. Singers will was clntested by
Mrs. sponsler Sipgar, Who proved a
marriage with Singer fun the time be
was divorced from Ms. Haley Singer
until she married Foeter--a period Of
less than one year. This made her
last child, Caroline Virglnia, lsgiti-
mate daughter All the other chill.
dren by her thus became illegitimate.
Her eigh, children received 81, 751, 200,
bat she Only got a small SUN for the
liquidation OF the costs OF the suit.
Mp. MAihewr's five children r..
ceived abou, sl,75OO 900 Mr.. Mer.
rItt's child got only sbou; Si00,0O0.
OF the children Of MB. UstnaTins
Haley Singer, the fire. wife, one got
$500 aud one fi0 600 The o,tste was
largely composed Of Singer Company
stock.